increasesdue

Increasesdue is a term used in data analysis and financial reporting to denote the portion of a total increase attributed to identifiable causes. It is not universally standardized and is commonly used as a label or variable name in spreadsheets and accounting models to support cause-based decomposition of changes.

In practice, increasesdue is applied in decomposing a total increase into components such as inflation, contractual raises, productivity gains, or policy changes. The remaining portion is referred to as increasesnotdue or residual.

Calculation: given a dataset of increases with fields amount and cause, increasesdue is the sum of amounts whose cause matches a predefined list of eligible causes. Total increase equals increasesdue plus other categories.

Example: a company reports a total wage increase of 5% for a year. 2% is due to inflation, 1% to a contractual raise, and 1% to a policy change. The remaining 1% is increasesnotdue.

Limitations: definitions of eligible causes vary by organization; data labeling errors and differing accounting standards can affect accuracy; the term remains informal in many contexts.

See also: cost decomposition, time-series decomposition, cost-of-living adjustment, inflation.